Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

present imperfect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
pre-sen-t im-per-fect
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A grammatical tense which presents the action in the present as continuous, not yet over

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does present imperfect mean?
A grammatical tense which presents the action in the present as continuous, not yet over

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